# NTSB NYC79DNC04: Birdman TL-1A, N2286K, Hudson, NH, October 8, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1978
- Place: Hudson, NH · HUDSON, NH
- Location: 42.7638° N, 71.4320° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hudson, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7638&lon=-71.4320&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 3, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144054
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79DNC04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DNC04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3332   78/10/8   HUDSON,NH           BIRDMAN TL-1A       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 410
        TIME - 1500                    N2286K              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIRDMAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUDSON,NH                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
        REMARKS- SPOILERS DID NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE CONTROL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2286K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2286K-1991-03-01), registration cancelled 1991-03-01, S/N CT1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BIRDMAN TL-1A
- Registry model: [Theriault-Charles BIRDMAN TL-1A](https://openairdocs.org/model/theriault-charles-birdman-tl-1a) (registry code 05653B7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Birdman

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19781008032259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781008032259A), Oct 8, 1978: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Hudson, NH, Substantial damage. Spoilers did not provide adequate control.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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